What does being "far left" actually mean?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I'm curious. Occasionally I read about the threat of the political "far left" on social media, usually from Tommy Robinson supporters etc, but I have no idea what that actually means. Who are the "far left"? What is their damaging agenda?

[JamesWales]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Normally refers to communism, Marxism really doesn't it. I guess some socialists could be considered such depending how you define the word.

Damaging is dependent on your view, but communism hasn't done well economically generally. It's also an ideology behind a hell of a lot of violence, terrorism, killings, starvation etc so I think it's understandable, like the far right, that it is considered potentially damaging.

[Feedback]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Normally refers to communism, Marxism really doesn't it. I guess some socialists could be considered such depending how you define the word.

Damaging is dependent on your view, but communism hasn't done well economically generally. It's also an ideology behind a hell of a lot of violence, terrorism, killings, starvation etc so I think it's understandable, like the far right, that it is considered potentially damaging.

Whilst we have had socialism of sorts, we've not had communism

[JamesWales]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Whilst we have had socialism of sorts, we've not had communism

We as in Britain or we as in the world?

[Eric Cartman]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Probably means rabidly anti-capitalist without realising the issues that causes.

But the reality is people on the right on certain issues, who don't like being called far-right by association, use it like a machine gun to describe anybody they don't like. For example Elon described Starmer and this Labour government as far-left, which is about as far from the truth as you can get but plays well to his audience.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

I'm curious. Occasionally I read about the threat of the political "far left" on social media, usually from Tommy Robinson supporters etc, but I have no idea what that actually means. Who are the "far left"? What is their damaging agenda?

Being a bellend?

[JamesWales]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Probably means rabidly anti-capitalist without realising the issues that causes.

But the reality is people on the right on certain issues, who don't like being called far-right by association, use it like a machine gun to describe anybody they don't like. For example Elon described Starmer and this Labour government as far-left, which is about as far from the truth as you can get but plays well to his audience.

I agree. It's ridiculous although it's an inevitable backlash to years of people being labeled 'far-right". A guy who has been called a Nazi won't be in forgiving mood.

It's mostly hyperbolic crap but if you give it out, you have to expect it back rightly or wrongly.

The only area where I think there has been growth in genuinely "far-left" thinking is some of the issues around race and identity where definitions of racism have really become distorted and sensible things like reporting foreign criminals becomes labelled as far-right etc which is daft. Any government that cares about it's society should be doing such things.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

I'm curious. Occasionally I read about the threat of the political "far left" on social media, usually from Tommy Robinson supporters etc, but I have no idea what that actually means. Who are the "far left"? What is their damaging agenda?

A Labour voter if you go by a lot of the old print media and the new political TV channels that have surfaced in the past few years.

[Wales-Bales]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Whilst we have had socialism of sorts, we've not had communism yet

FTFY

[Heathblue]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

FTFY

It's too late for a paragraph and stuck in bed on the phone, but for a starter.

The propa far lefties, despise the family unit.
T.B.C

[Tuerto]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

It's too late for a paragraph and stuck in bed on the phone, but for a starter.

The propa far lefties, despise the family unit.
T.B.C

That would be my father then, an international socialist and Trotskyist who believed in a 'Permanent revolution'

[Wales-Bales]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

That would be my father then, an international socialist and Trotskyist who believed in a 'Permanent revolution'

Some Trotskyists are more equal than others.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

Unelectable

Permanently in opposition

Student Grant and Millie Tant

[Heathblue]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

That would be my father then, an international socialist and Trotskyist who believed in a 'Permanent revolution'

Not knowing your dad but I'd imagine he was an old skool leftie, the type that the moderate left leaning which I think when a bit younger I would have fallen into thought they were solid, and led the way, the modern far left are different gravy, infiltrated by hate groups and the Rich Phoebe types who go around destroying paintings and glueing themselves to the road hurting the average Joe more than the establishment.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: What does being "far left" actually mean?

It's too late for a paragraph and stuck in bed on the phone, but for a starter.

The propa far lefties, despise the family unit.
T.B.C

What family unit?